Football betting preview: Smolevichy-STI vs Belshina

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Competition: Belarus Vysshaya Liga
Competition: Sat 01.August
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ozernyj (1000 seats)

Smolevichy-STI are welcoming Belshina for another important game after their 0-4 result against 1st-placed Shakhtyor.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Smolevichy-STI form and stats

Smolevichy-STI have played 9 Vysshaya Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).

Stress levels are on the rise for Smolevichy-STI's attacking players as they have now played 192 minutes without scoring in a league game. A. Dzhigero was their last goal scorer.

The fans are hoping that Smolevichy-STI will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Vysshaya Liga game against Shakhtyor (placed 1st). A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Vitebsk.

As you see from the result above, Smolevichy-STI suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

A decent goal production from Smolevichy-STI in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. Smolevichy-STI have conceded 17 from these games.

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Belshina form and stats

There's been little loot from Belshina's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 9 away games in the Vysshaya Liga. Belshina, who have the most conceded goals (38) in Vysshaya Liga, only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.

Belshina failed to get anything from their last game, a Vysshaya Liga home match vs Neman Grodno (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-1. Prior to that match, the Belshina manager D. Migas faced defeat when travelling to Gorodeya and losing 1-2.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Belshina as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. For Belshina, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Belshina - Smolevichy-STI 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: one win for Smolevichy-STI, three draws and one win for Belshina. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

BelshinaL. Kovel
L. Kovel
5 goals
Smolevichy-STIA. Dzhigero
A. Dzhigero
3 goals
BelshinaS. Glebko
S. Glebko
3 goals

Smolevichy-STI missing players

Belshina missing players

Smolevichy-STI Belshina
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 9 19
3 3 2 Won W 0 1 2
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 4
10 4 0 Lost L 2 6 13
20 16 6 Scored S 5 8 15
31 17 2 Conceded C 7 18 38
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 79%
50% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 58%
33% 56% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 33% 32%
17% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 11%
56% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 53%
11% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 5%
44% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 42%
 
3.5 3.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 8 6.6 5.8
6 6.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 3.8 4.5
2.9 2.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
132 73 31 Total Shots T S 27 69 175
55 30 16 Shots on Target S O 13 28 58
36% 53% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 29% 26%
Key stats in Vysshaya Liga this season:
  • Belshina has the fewest scored goals (15)
  • Belshina has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
  • Belshina has the most conceded goals (38)
  • Belshina has the most conceded goals in the second half (22)
  • Belshina has the most matches over the total-line (13)
  • Belshina has the the worst goal difference (-23)
  • Belshina have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Belshina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Belshina haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Smolevichy-STI have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shakhtyor 19 10 7 2 33 9 10 6 2 2 21 5 9 4 5 0 12 4 24 37
2 BATE 19 11 4 4 39 18 10 5 3 2 17 7 9 6 1 2 22 11 21 37
3 Neman Grodno 18 10 4 4 23 13 9 6 2 1 15 6 9 4 2 3 8 7 10 34
4 Dinamo Minsk 19 9 3 7 22 13 10 6 1 3 9 4 9 3 2 4 13 9 9 30
5 Torpedo BelAZ 19 8 6 5 25 21 9 5 2 2 10 8 10 3 4 3 15 13 4 30
6 Vitebsk 19 7 8 4 20 18 10 5 4 1 11 6 9 2 4 3 9 12 2 29
7 Ynergetyk-BDU 19 9 2 8 26 29 9 4 1 4 17 19 10 5 1 4 9 10 -3 29
8 Dinamo Brest 17 8 2 7 31 22 8 4 1 3 17 12 9 4 1 4 14 10 9 26
9 Isloch 19 8 2 9 22 25 10 6 2 2 16 10 9 2 0 7 6 15 -3 26
10 Ruh Brest 19 6 8 5 26 20 10 3 3 4 10 13 9 3 5 1 16 7 6 26
11 Slavia 18 6 5 7 24 32 8 3 3 2 10 10 10 3 2 5 14 22 -8 23
12 Slutsk 18 6 3 9 21 29 9 3 3 3 12 11 9 3 0 6 9 18 -8 21
13 Gorodeya 19 5 4 10 17 30 9 3 2 4 9 12 10 2 2 6 8 18 -13 19
14 Minsk 17 5 3 9 19 35 8 3 2 3 11 15 9 2 1 6 8 20 -16 18
15 Smolevichy-STI 18 3 5 10 20 31 9 3 2 4 16 17 9 0 3 6 4 14 -11 14
16 Belshina 19 2 4 13 15 38 10 1 2 7 7 20 9 1 2 6 8 18 -23 10

Read more about Vysshaya Liga

The Belarusian Premier League (or, the Vysshaya Liga) is the top level of football in Belarus. It was founded in 1992 after Belarus declared independence. It currently has 16 teams in a season running in spring, summer and autumn. Each team plays 30 fixtures to create a final league table.